Working together, radiofrequency microneedling and HIFU offer a powerful solution to sagging jowls, redefining the jawline with a natural finish.
Microneedling is generally a safe and effective procedure that can improve the appearance of the skin. It may reduce wrinkles, diminish scarring, and tighten or rejuvenate loose or aging skin.
Saggy Neck Skin
ThermiTight or a subcutaneous Profound (medical micro-needling with radiofrequency energy) treatment can successfully reduce lax skin or saggy tissue along the neck. These techniques tighten these thin tissues, giving droopy skin a significant lift and youthful appearance.
There are several options for treating sagging jowls or reducing how saggy or droopy they appear. Surgical procedures, such as neck lifts, can tighten your skin and make it look less saggy. Nonsurgical procedures, such as thermage, lasers, and peels, can change the composition of the collagen in your skin.
That's because when you gain weight, your facial skin stretches a bit to accommodate the extra pounds, just like the skin on the rest of your body. However, once you lose weight, saggy jowls may seem to appear out of nowhere, since your skin has less ability to retain its shape and bounce back after weight loss.
Botox reduces sagging jowls by tightening and lifting the jaw area. This pulls back the excess sagging skin that creates jowls in the first place.
Microneedling helps the body remodel, rejuvenate, and heal itself without thermal energy, chemicals, light, or lasers. It is effective for double chin removal, skin tightening and lifting, removing fine lines, lightening hyperpigmentation, treating acne scars, and more.
In general, you can expect the results of microneedling treatments to last for about three to five months. The longevity of the results depends on two factors; how long new collagen lasts in your skin and the degree of your skin concerns.
For example, a 2008 study found that four microneedling sessions resulted in up to a 400 percent rise in collagen , a protein that makes skin firmer. You may not be able to produce these results at home. However, derma rollers can allow skin care products to penetrate deeper, producing more powerful effects.
Most clients see full results at between four and six weeks following treatment. This gives your body enough time to produce collagen and elastin and to send it to your micro wounds.
Chemical peels generally work best on superficial imperfections; conversely, microneedling penetrates deeper to improve more troublesome issues. Many people with wrinkles find a combination of microneedling and chemical peels deliver the best results.
How Often Should You do Microneedling Treatments? As a general rule of thumb, microneedling treatment can be safely done about once a month or every 4 to 6 weeks.
Not only is microneedling great for your skin, but it can also reduce the size of your fat cells, improve blood circulation, and reduce the appearance of cellulite.
A Plastic Surgeon
"The most common procedure we do [to deal with double chins] is lipo. Lipo does two things: It removes fat, and, equally important, by traumatizing the underside of the skin you're causing scarring and tightening of the underside of the skin.
Please do not scrub your skin or use any exfoliating or glycolic acid containing cleansers. Avoid make up for at least 12 hours.
One way to improve jowls without surgery is to use soft tissue fillers like Restylane, Juvederm, Voluma and Radiesse to fill in any volume that's been lost along the jawline in this region. This creates a straightening of the jawline and restores the volume of youth.
Neck Lift. Neck lift surgery (platysmaplasty) is the most effective, but also most invasive, treatment for jowls. It may be the only option available to patients with severe jowls or substantial laxity.
Microneedling. If your marionette lines are only just forming and are yet to really make their mark, microneedling is another great option. Also known as collagen induction therapy, microneedling works by creating tiny, controlled pinhole injuries in the skin.
How many units of Botox do you need for jowls? Injecting 20 to 30 units of Botox per side, right where the muscle meets the jawline and contracts, can recontour the face as the jaw gradually narrows.
Kybella Treatments
In the case of Kybella, it has been approved as a non-invasive procedure for fat reduction along the jawline. It's considered an innovative treatment as it operates like non-invasive liposuction, and you can use Kybella on jowls, double chin, and around the jawline.
Ultherapy treatments stimulate the skin from the inside out to smooth and tighten many areas, including the face, jowls, eyes, and brow. Ultherapy is also effective for lifting the skin on specific areas of the body, including the neck, chest, knees, and stomach.
As you've most definitely heard before, as we age, our skin loses elasticity. While a loss of elasticity can start happening in your late 20s depending on your genetics, Shafer says that it's especially common in late 30s to early 40s patients.